Camp cooking outfit.



A. J. AVERY.

CAMP COOKING OUTFIT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22. 1909.

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ANDREW J. AVERY, OF OAKLAND, MAINE.

I CAMP COOKING OUTFIT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. AVERY, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Oakland, county of Kennebec, State of Maine, have inventedan Improvement in Camp Cooking Outfits, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a novel and simplecooking outfit particularly adapted for use in camping or for out ofdoors cooking, though its use is not by any means restricted thereto,for as will be explained hereinafter the apparatus can be used in anylocation where trouble with the stove is experienced from drafts orcurrents of air.

, In the use of oil stoves it is highly important in order to get properresults, that the stove be level, and that it is not subjected to aircurrents. When the stove is not level the wick will not burn properly,and the flame will either smoke badly or will go out altogether, andwhen the stove is in a place where there is a draft the flame willflare, smoke, or be otherwise objectionable.

In accordance with my present invention I have provided an inclosingcasing for the stove, so constructed and arranged that the air currentsare shut off, while providing in a simple manner for the necessaryvolume of air to properly support combustion. By this feature of myinvention the stove can be used in any place, in doors or out, in aperfect calm or in a gale, with equal facility, the full efliciency ofthe stove being secured, so far as air currents are concerned. I havealso provided simple and readily operated means for leveling the stoveso that the flame burns perfectly true and clear, without smoke orsmell.

The various novel features of my invention will be fully pointed out inthe subjoined specification and particularly pointed out in thefollowing claims.

Figure l is a front elevation of a cooking outfit embodying my inventionshowing the stove in place, the front of the casing swung down in theusual position for use, and with the top of the casing turned back; Fig.2 is a top plan view of the device illustrated in Fig. l, but omittingthe stove; Fig. 3 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 22, 1909.

Eatented Feb. 8, 1910. Serial No. 509,019.

transverse vertical section taken on the line 33, Fig. 1, looking towardthe left.

I11 the present embodiment of my invention the box-like casing hasrigidly connected together a bottom 1, back 2 and sides 3, 3, and hingedat 4 to the sides are flaps 5, ar ranged to be swung outward when thedevice is in use, and to form a closed top or cover, see dotted linesFig. 1, at other times. Each cover flap 5 is shown as provided with acleat or stop 6 to engage the upper end of a brace 7 preferably hingedat 8 to each side 3, see Fig. 1, so that when the outfit is in use theflaps form a convenient table for the support of plates, dishes, orother cooking utensils.

It will be seen from the drawing that the casing forms an inclosurepermanently closed at the bottom, back and sides, and I have provided aswinging, adjustable front 9, which at its lower edge is hinged at 10 tothe bottom 1, and it can be swung up to completely close the front sideof the casing, or it may be adjusted at any desired angle. To this end Ifixedly attach to said front memher 9 a pair of sheet-metal wings 11,made segmental in shape, see Fig. 3, and having their curved edges cutin to leave stop projections 12, 13. Set nuts 14, herein shown as of thecommon butterfly type, are mounted on the casing sides 3 to overhang thecurved edges of the wings 11, and by setting up the nuts the wings areclamped in position against the inner faces of the sides 3, to hold thefront 9 in any desired position, the wings moving close against thesides, as shown.

The stove S, Fig. 1, is of any well known construction, designed toburnoil or other liquid fuel, and the casing is of such dimensions thatwhen the stove is placed therein the casing walls rise some littledistance above the top of the stove. Inasmuch as there is no possibilityof air currents reaching the stove from the back or sides of the casing,it will be obvious that there can be no cross drafts to interfere withthe proper burning of the flame, the air required to properly supportcombustion being admitted at the front of the casing. By varying theangle of the swinging front 9 the air entering at the front of thecasing can be easily regulated, so that if a high wind 1s blowing thefront 9 can be swung up high,

or into )ractically vertical position if necessary. Vhatever the angularposition of the casing front 9 the wings 11 serve to close thetriangular spaces between it and the sides 3, so that side drafts arecompletely shut off.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a most completeprotection is afforded by the casing, and the flame of the stove willburn clearly and steadily, without any smoke or disagreeable smell, nomatter how high the wind, if out of doors, and entirely irrespective ofopen doors or windows if the apparatus is used in the house.

To those familiar with the common oil stove it is well known that goodresults cannot be obtained if air currents or drafts are present, and itis the usual practice to shut doors or windows to such an extent thatthe employment of such stoves in the house is very uncomfortable. Bymeans of the casing described by me the objections noted are overcomecompletely, and the oil stove can be used with the greatest comfort andsatisfaction at all times and in all places.

I will now describe another important feature of my invention, by meansof which the operation of the stove is greatly improved.

As has been stated the wick of an oil stove must be level, or the flamewill smoke or go out, and I have devised simple means for accuratelyleveling the stove in all directions. For this purpose I provide a flatrectangular base 15, 011 which the stove rests, the base being of suchsize that it will fit easily within the casing, and at or near each ofthe four corners of the base I provide a leveling screw 16, which worksin a threaded hole in the base and projects beyond its under face, torest upon the casing bottom 1. Said screws have their heads enlarged tobe readily grasped, preferably by the fingers, so that the screws can bead j usted as may be necessary, and adjacent one of the edges of thebase, preferably the front edge as herein shown, I secure a block orcleat 17 having its top parallel to the upper face of the base 15. Uponthe block I pivot at 18 a spirit-level L, so that it can be swung aroundabove the base in all directions, and by the indications of the leveland adjustment of the leveling screws 16 the base 15 is made absolutelylevel in all directions, irrespective of the angularity of the casingbottom. That is, the casing may be tipped up in one direction oranother, but the base 15 is truly level, and the stove supported therebywill be level so that a very delicate manipulation of the wicks can bemade to get just the desired height of flame without smoking or dangerof extinction. It will be understood that the pivot 18 is at rightangles to the base.

In order to make a snug and tight closure when the casing front 9 isswung up into parallelism with the back 2, I attach to the front, ateach side thereof, a metal channel plate 19, which as shown in Fig. 1,has its flange turned up and laterally offset a sufii cient distance toreceive the frontupright edge of the side 3 when the front 9 is swungupright. That is, the side edges of said front then enter between theopposite sides 3, 3 of the casing, and the flanges of the channel plates19 embrace the front edges of the sides 3, snugly and completely closingthe corners and strengthening the casing thereat when closed fortransportation.

lVhen the outfit is in use the stove can be attended to easily from thefront of the easing, and when the outfit is not in use the casing can beclosed up by means of the swinging front 9 and folding cover flaps 5,completely protecting the stove from the weather, if necessary.

I prefer to make the casing and the leveling base of wood, for verylittle heat is radiated from the bottom and sides of an oil stove, notenough to damage the surrounding casing or the base.

So far as my invention is concerned any suitable or desired form of oilor liquid fuel stove can be used, so long as it will fit within thecasing with a proper clearance, and when used for camping the stove andcooking utensils can be transported within the closed casing andthoroughly protected thereby.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a cooking outfit, an oil stove, aninclosing casing therefor having a bottom, upright sides and a backfixedly attached thereto, a swinging front pivoted to the bottom, meansto hold said front in upright, closed position or in different angularlyadjusted; open positions, and folding cover flaps hinged respectively tothe tops of the sides and adapted to be out-turned in oppositedirections when the device is in use.

2. In a cooking outfit, an oil stove, an in closing casing thereforhaving a bottom, upright sides and a back fixedly attached thereto, aswinging front pivoted to the bottom, and means to hold said front inangularly adjusted position, combined with a base within the casing, tosupport the stove, and means to level said base.

3. In a cooking outfit, an oil stove, an inclosing casing thereforhaving rigidly connected sides, back, and bottom portions, a swingingfront hinged at its lower edge to said bottom, segmental wings fixedlyattached to the front and slidable within the sides of the casing,clamping means on the inner faces of the sides to engage the wings andhold the front in upright, closed posi tion or in angularly adjustedopen position, hinged cover flaps mounted on the sides of the casing,and braces to engage and sustain the cover flaps in substantiallyhorizontal position when swung outward.

4;. The combination, with an oil stove, of a protective casing thereforhaving a fixed bottom, upright sides and a back, a swinging frontmember, pivoted to said bottom,

and cover flaps to close the top of the casing; means to retain saldfront member in angularly adjusted position, to regulate the entrance ofair to the casing, a stove-supporting base removably mounted upon thefixed bottom within the casing, and means to level said base within thecasing and with relation to the bottom thereof, to thereby sustain thestove in accurately leveled position when placed upon the base.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREWV J. AVERY.

Witnesses JOHN C. EDWARDS, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND.

